Geoffrey White Named ACCSP Director

Robert E. Beal, Executive Director of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, has announced the selection of Mr. Geoffrey White as the Director of the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP). Mr. White has been with the Commission for more than 20 years and has worked in various capacities for ACCSP for the past 15…

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SAFIS eTRIPS/mobile v2.0 certified by Greater Atlantic Region (GARFO) for eVTR

ACCSP has been working with its partners to create a more flexible version of the SAFIS eTRIPS/mobile application. SAFIS eTRIPS/mobile v2.0, released earlier this year, serves as the foundation for the future application envisioned as part of the SAFIS redesign. This application increases options for user by running on multiple operating systems and platforms, including…

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Notice to Users: Changes to Catch Dispositions

After months of collaboration, the ACCSP and its Program Partners have agreed upon an update to the catch disposition codes. Suggested changes were submitted by the For-Hire logbook group, the state of Maine, and the Commercial Technical Committee. The updated codes accommodate a broad spectrum of dispositions, and can be used for commercial, for-hire, and…

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Notice to users: Round 5 of Changes to Species Common Names

This batch of changes focuses on updating the common name field to a common name where scientific name currently exists. The scientific name will continue to be stored in the scientific name field. As part of our continual effort to improve user experience, we have been working with our Partners to standardize the display of…

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ACCSP Issues Request for FY2020 Proposals

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (Program or ACCSP) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to Program Partners and Committees for FY20 funding. ACCSP’s Funding Decision Document (FDD) provides an overview of the funding decision process, guidance for preparing and submitting proposals, and information on funding recipients’ post-award responsibilities. Projects in areas not specifically…

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APAIS Team Receives ASMFC Annual Award of Excellence

Geoffrey White, Coleby Wilt, Alex DiJohnson and Sarah Rains, Access Point Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS) Team Due to the herculean efforts of the APAIS Team of Mr. Geoff White, Mr. Coleby Wilt, Mr. Alex DiJohnson and Ms. Sarah Rains over the past two years, the collection of recreational survey data successfully transitioned from a federal…

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Notice to users: Round 4 of Changes to Species Common Names

This batch of changes focuses on distinguishing duplicate common names. As part of our continual effort to improve user experience, we have been working with our Partners to standardize the display of species’ common names across our Data Warehouse and SAFIS applications. These changes will make our applications consistent with one another and, ultimately, easier…

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